Community Calendar: Week of March 12
February 3-April 14
Volunteer Connections of Central Alabama will be offering free income tax service in Rockford. They will be located in the E-911 building on Communication Drive each Wednesday from 9 to 2 beginning February 3 until April 14. Parking is in the rear of the building. Anyone wanting to get their income tax return prepared needs to bring all the documentation necessary to prepare their return, including a photo ID for the taxpayer and spouse, as well as their prior year tax return. You may call the main location in Alexander City (256-234-0347) for an appointment or more information. Be sure to tell them you are in Coosa County and want an appointment at Rockford.
March 12
Free Tree Giveaway: Coosa County Extension Office and Alabama Forestry Commission-Coosa County will have a drive-through FREE Tree Giveaway on Friday, March 12. Seedlings will be available for pickup from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Coosa County Extension Office. The Coosa County Extension Office is located at 13999 Ala. Hwy. 22, Rockford, 35136 (right beside the county courthouse). We will have the following available: Red Bud, Red Mulberry, Dogwood, Bald Cypress, Fringe Tree, Persimmon, and Short Leaf Pine. If you have any questions, contact the Coosa County Extension Office at 256-377-4713.
March 20
Trade Day at Bibb Graves Community Center in Millerville will be held on Saturday, March 20, from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. To keep safe social distancing, wearing a mask and using hand sanitizer provided by the Center will be required.
March 25
The Coosa County Democratic Party will hold a meeting March 25 at 6 p.m. at the E-911 building in Rockford.
May 30-June 11
Registration is now open for Poplar Point Camp’s summer camp! Summer camp will be from May 30 through June 4 for 7-11 year olds and from June 6 through June 11 for 7-11 and 11-18 year olds. More information is available at www.PoplarPointCamp.com. Also new this year, you do not have to pay all up front; you can pay half now and half May 1. Register and learn more at http://poplarpointcamp.com/Camp/summer-camp.
June 7-9
Coosa County 4-H is accepting registrations for 4-H Summer Camp, which will be held June 7-9 at the Alabama 4-H Center in Columbiana. Please call or visit the Extension office in Rockford for more information at 256-377-4713.
Monthly
The Hanover Neighborhood Watch Meeting is held every third Tuesday of the month at the Hanover Volunteer Fire Department building at 6:30 p.m. Always a meal before the meeting begins. Everyone is cordially invited and encouraged to attend. Y’all come!
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The Alabama Cooperative Extension System Food Safety Team is working hard to provide food safety information to our clients in Alabama. This year, the food safety agents will provide current information on various subjects on the first Tuesday of every month at noon. We ask you to join us LIVE @acesfoodsafety on Facebook. Questions for the “Tuesday’s Table Talk” may be submitted to www.aces.edu/go/TableTalkTuesdays. The panel will answer questions live on Facebook @acesfoodsafety. Topics are planned for the first Tuesday of each month from now through November. Upcoming topics include “Spring Cleaning in Your Kitchen” on April 6, and “Water Bath and Pressure Canning” for May 4. See more topics closer to time for those discussions.